PunditFact Calls Ralph Reed's Assertions Against Gay Parenting Untrue

By
On Top Magazine Staff
Published:
April 25, 2014

PunditFact has described Ralph Reed's
recent assertions against gay parenting as “false.”

Appearing Sunday on ABC's This Week,
Reed, the chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, stated that
the social science against gay parenting was “irrefutable.”

“The social science on this is clear.
This isn't about Vladimir Putin. This is about what's best for
children here in the United States. The social science is
irrefutable. And it is that a child who grows up in a home without
the mother and father present – and they both play a very unique
procreative, nurturing and socializing role – they're 9 times more
likely to end up dropping out of high school, they're 5 times more
likely to end up in poverty, and they're 3 times … ,” Reed said
before political commentator Cokie Roberts interrupted to refute his
claims.

“Reed said there's 'irrefutable'
social science to show that children are better off being parented by
a mother and a father. That's not right. What studies really show
is that children are better off with two parents. Those studies do
not focus on gender,” the
site explained. “All reputable research so far indicates that
children brought up by gay parents are just [as] well off as those
brought up by straight parents.”